Venial-sin
noun, Roman Catholic Church.
1.
a transgression against the law of God that does not deprive the soul of divine grace either because it is a minor offense or because it was committed without full understanding of its seriousness or without full consent of the will.
noun
1.
(Christianity) a sin regarded as involving only a partial loss of grace Compare mortal sin
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